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Sigma-Aldrich

3-Pentanone

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Diethyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2COCH2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.13
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
635749
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
2350
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
7.084
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

vapor density

3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

20 mmHg ( 28 °C)
28.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

845 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.392 (lit.)

pH

6.2 (20 °C, 50 g/L)

bp

101.5 °C (lit.)

mp

−42 °C (lit.)

density

0.813 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

ethereal

SMILES string

CCC(=O)CC

InChI

1S/C5H10O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

FDPIMTJIUBPUKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

3-Pentanone is a volatile alcohol that is reported to occur in amaranthus, guava, and roasted coffee.

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For R&D or non-EU Food use. Not for retail sale.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

44.6 °F

flash_point_c

7 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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The volatile constituents of roasted coffee.
Johnston WR & Frey CN
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 60(7), 1624-1627 (1938)
Volatile constituents of guava fruits (Psidium guajava L.) and canned puree.
Nishimura O, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 37(1), 139-142 (1989)
Identification of volatile allelochemicals fromAmaranthus palmeri S. Wats.
Connick WJ, et al.
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 13(3), 463-472 (1987)
A D Clark et al.
Physiological chemistry and physics, 12(2), 139-151 (1980-01-01)
Three classes of interaction of spin-labeled odors with olfactory membrane of mouse were identified by electron spin resonance spectroscopy and correlated with the olfactory potencies of those odors. Also, variation of fluidity in this membrane was probed using spin-labeled lipids
Osamu Inoue et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 158(3), 872-878 (2009-08-22)
A ketogenic diet has been used successfully to treat patients with intractable epilepsy, although the mechanism is unknown. Acetone has been shown to have an anticonvulsive effect in various animal models. The main purpose of this study was to determine

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